Why did Britain become more prosperous when Napoleon imposed a trade blockade on Britain?

closed doors and economic blockade. This seems to be a phrase that sounds easier to associate with the Qing government. But the word happened to a great strategist-Napoleon.

For most of the time in history, the happy enemies of Britain and France fought each other to the death. After the end of the famous hundred years' War in the history of Britain and France, the two countries entered the era of colonial struggle after a short rest and recuperation.

the result of these events is the rise of Napoleon, a war maniac.

after Napoleon came to power, he found that if he wanted to realize his dream of dominating Europe, his biggest rival was Britain. terms of military level, Napoleon was the first in Europe at that time, and no one dared to be second.  Napoleon led the French army through the Alps, broke the kingdom of Sardinia, battered Mulluk into Egypt, defeated Oppo, and was invincible all the way, but Napoleon discovered a key problem--  No matter how great the land advantage he gained, he could not hurt Britain at all.

the reason is also very simple- Britain had a natural graben of the English Channel and the most powerful navy in the world at that time.  the issue reached its best point after the establishment of the third anti-French alliance, when Napoleon had just won the Ulm victory and captured 50, 000 elite Austrian troops, but heard the tragic news that he had been wiped out by the navy at the Battle of Trafalgar. After all, British Admiral Nelson was not built, and the French and Spanish navies were almost wiped out.

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Napoleon banned trade between European countries and Britain, which did great harm to other countries.  at that time, mercantilism prevailed, and no trade was equal to no source of tax revenue. Napoleon's behavior was tantamount to cutting off the financial road of all countries. Britain, as a country carrying out the industrial revolution, was needed by all countries, whether textile or coal mining machinery and other industries. Napoleon's actions did not do much except to arouse dissatisfaction and disobedience from all over the world.

in the view at that time, as long as British industrial products could not be exported, the British economy would collapse and France would win without a war, but France still exported food to Britain because Napoleon thought that grain exports could be exchanged for British pounds, resulting in the appreciation of sterling and further dealing a blow to the British economy (which was the gold and silver standard at that time).

 in particular, Britain has a huge fleet that can sail unimpeded along the coast of Europe, so the Nordic countries are submissive to Britain, they are afraid of Napoleon's army, but they are also afraid of the British fleet.